Horse-drawn wagon will be offering free rides through downtown Fond du Lac. The horses will take you past all the festivities and downtown happenings. Each trip will be approximately 15 minutes. Young children can ride on parent/guardian's lap. Pick-up/Drop-off Location - 33 Sheboygan Street (Downtown Event Hub) Saturday, February 14th: 10 am - 5 […]
Location: Lower Gallery inside Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Event Details: Stop by for a tasty treat inside THELMA and help support Youth in Government from the Fond du Lac High School. Treats include chocolate chip cookies, brownies, snickerdoodles, banana bread, and rice crispy treats. Note: Please be conscientious and ask […]
Location: Downtown Fond du Lac outside Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Event Details: Bring the whole family out to Sturgeon Spectacular. Activities/attractions include carriage rides, Photo Ops, Snow & Ice Castles, ice forts, street hockey, and other winter activities for the kids. Horse-drawn carriage rides are free and first come, first served. […]
Location: Outside THELMA Event Details: Visit Downtown Snow Land next to THELMA all weekend long. Kids will enjoy a large snow hill for climbing and snow slides for sliding! There's fun for the whole family too with snow sculpting and a giant photo op made of snow! *This event is weather contingent. Saturday, February 14th: 10am […]
Location: Inside THELMA Event Details: Get your photo taken with Weaver as he comes out to enjoy Sturgeon Spectacular. Representatives from the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders will also have promotions and ticket giveaways while Weaver is here! Saturday, February 14th: 10:30am - 11:30am Sponsored by: Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
Location: Galleries inside Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Event Details: Interested parties can select from a variety of Wizard of Oz themed options Saturday, February 14th: 11am - 2pm Sponsored by: Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts
Location: Various Downtown Businesses C.C's Chocolate Cafe - 57 N Macy St Blue Marble Botanicals - 28 N. Main Street 18 Hands Ale Haus - 18 E Division St Hotel Retlaw - 1 N Main St Bird's Eye View Optical - 19 S Main St Lillian's - 27 N Main St Gallery & Frame Shop […]
Location: Various Businesses, Downtown Fond du Lac Event Details: Feeling “chili” from all that time on the ice? Celebrate Sturgeon Spectacular with a walk in Downtown Fond du Lac for the 17th Annual Chili Crawl being held Saturday, February 14th, 2026 from 11am to 3pm. For just $15, crawlers can taste different chili […]
Location: Fountain City inside THELMA Event Details: Take a step beyond the yellow brick road for an enchanting story time and a sing-a-long featuring everyone's favorite witch in a bubble. Audiences of all ages will get glitterfied by the good witch herself as she learns about the magic of friendship. This story time is bound […]
Location: The Great Hall inside THELMA Event Details: Join us for three showings of the classic movie The Wizard of Oz (1939). Follow Dorthey on here journey home from the magical land of Oz with the help of her friends she meets along the yellow brick road. in The Great Hall inside THELMA. Explore the […]
Location: Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Event Details: Follow the yellow brick road inside THELMA and unscramble the clues to solve these puzzles. Once all the puzzles are solved, turn your entry in at the information table inside the THELMA lobby to get your prize. Saturday, February 14th: 11am - 5pm
Location: Fond du Lac Beer Company Event Details: Join us at the Fond du Lac Beer Company during Sturgeon Spectacular for an afternoon of baseball fandom and contests. Purchase your Limited-Edition Lake Winnebago Region Shantymen merchandise, enter contests to win former Dock Spider & current Milwaukee Brewer, Caleb Durbin signed memorabilia and other prizes. […]
Location: Art Classroom inside of THELMA Event Details: Glaze your very own ceramic sturgeon ornament at THELMA in an art classroom. $5 per participant. Glazed sturgeon will be fired and should be picked up after Sturgeon Spectacular. Saturday, February 14th: 1pm - 3pm Sponsored by: Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts
Location: The Great Hall inside THELMA Event Details: Looking for a for a different way to spend your Valentine's evening? Come out to Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts for our Sturgeon Spectacular: Into the Night Glow Party! Dance and party away to DJ Galaxy in The Great Hall with glow sticks, lights, and […]
Location: Blue Line Tavern - 88 S Main Street Event Details: Love is in the air and murder is under the ice! This immersive winter murder mystery drops you into the frozen world of sturgeon spearing, ice shanties, and bone-chilling secrets. Every guest will assume an alias the moment they arrive, because in this […]
Location: Sheboygan St, Downtown Fond du Lac Event Details: The best snow sculptors in the state travel to Fond du Lac to compete in the 2026 Wisconsin Snow Sculpting Competition in hopes of winning a trip to the 2027 US Championship and a $1,000 1st Prize. Sculpting all weekend long. Daily Schedule: *Some teams […]
Location: Various Downtown Businesses Event Details: Explore Downtown Fond du Lac in 2026 through the Downtown Sturgeon Scavenger Hunt! Join the Hunt for your chance to win! PRIZE INFORMATION COMING SOON! To join, you can pick up a entry at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts or any one of the participating locations. Participating […]
Location: Outside THELMA Event Details: Visit Downtown Snow Land next to THELMA all weekend long. Kids will enjoy a large snow hill for climbing and snow slides for sliding! There’s fun for the whole family too with snow sculpting and a giant photo op made of snow! *This event is weather contingent. Saturday, February 14th: […]
Location: 33 Sheboygan Street (Downtown Event Hub) Event Details: Horse-drawn wagon will be offering free rides through downtown Fond du Lac. The horses will take you past all the festivities and downtown happenings. Each trip will be approximately 15 minutes. Young children can ride on parent/guardian's lap. Saturday, February 14th: 10 am […]
Location: Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts on the Plaza Event Details: Learn to curl at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts on the Plaza! Many more family-fun activities are happening inside, outside, and around Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts until 3 pm Sunday, February 16th! Are you looking for information on our Outdoor […]
Location: Downtown Fond du Lac outside Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Event Details: Bring the whole family out to Sturgeon Spectacular. Activities/attractions include carriage rides, Photo Ops, Snow & Ice Castles, ice forts, street hockey, and other winter activities for the kids. Horse-drawn carriage rides are free and first come, first served. […]
Location: Lower Gallery inside Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Event Details: Stop by for a tasty treat inside THELMA and help support Youth in Government from the Fond du Lac High School. Treats include chocolate chip cookies, brownies, snickerdoodles, banana bread, and rice crispy treats. Note: Please be conscientious and ask […]
Location: Fountain City inside Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Event Details: Raise a toast to Sturgeon Spectacular 2026 with a one-of-a-kind Bloody Mary at THELMA on Sunday! The Art of the Bloody Mary contest will take place on the 1st Floor with bartenders going head-to-head to build the Ultimate Bloody Mary, Sunday […]
Location: Outside THELMA/ Sheboygan Street Event Details: Come on down to Sturgeon Spectacular and enjoy this petting zoo on Sheboygan Street. Enjoy the chance to get up close and personal with various farm animals. Learn, Pet, and Play! Saturday, February 14th: 11 am - 4 pm Sunday, February 15th: 11 am - […]
Location: Fountain City inside THELMA Event Details: Join us in celebrating all those that make Sturgeon Spectacular a weekend for all to enjoy. Enjoy great hot & cold drinks and live music inside the THELMA Fountain City Room, or grab a drink and bring it outside to see the state snow sculptors put […]